Hook



June 17 1924.

F. E. COLE HOOK FjiledApril 24, 1922 Patented June 17, 1924.

UNITED STATES FRANK E. COLE, 0F MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

HOOK.

Application filed April 24,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK COLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manchester, in the-county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire, have invented a new and useful Hook, of which the following is a specification.

This invention aims to provide a novel form of hook, adapted to be used for connecting the parts of skid chains and for other purposes.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and. claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a device constructed in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 is a plan of the structure shown in Figure 1; Figure 3 is an elevation showing a modification; Figure 4 is a plan of the structure depicted in Figure 3; Figure 5 is an elevation showing a modification;

Figure 6 is a plan of the structure shown in Figure 5; Figure 7 is a side elevation showin a further modification; Figure 8 is a plan of the structure delineated in Figure 7 Figure 9 is an elevation showing a modification; Figure 10 is a plan of the device shown in Figure 9.

The hook depicted in Figures 1 and 2 is made of wire, and is resilient, the hook including a body 1 which is curved at 2 to form arms 3 overhanging the body and inclined toward the body, the arms terminat ing in fingers i which incline away from the body, the fingers 1 being spaced, as at 5. An angle 6 is formed at the juncture between the arms 3 and the fingers 4 and this angle 6 defines a reduced throat 7 between the body 1 and the point of juncture between the fingers 4.- and the arms 3. It is obvious that when the links of a chain, or the like, are introduced into the bends at 2, through the space at 5 between the fingers 4, the throats 7 being reduced, will prevent 1922. Serial No. 556,154.

the links from becoming disengaged accidentally from the hook. The arms 3 are resilient, however, and the links of the chain may be disengaged "from the hook, by the application of a little force, at the will of an operator.

In Figures 3 and 4, parts hereinbefore described are designed by numerals previously used with the sufl'ix a. The modification consists in fashioning the hook out of a strip of fiat resilient metal, rather than from wire as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

In Figures 5 and 6, the body 8 is composed of parallel side members 9 connected by a U-shaped terminal 10 which is curved as at 11 to form an arm 12 overhanging the body 8. The members 9 are curved as at 14; to form arms 1.5 which are inclined toward the members 9, the arms having fingers 16 which are inclined away from the members 9. The angle formed between the parts 15 and 16 define. a reduced throat 18 as hereinbefore explained, the elements 12 and 16 being spaced as 19.

In Figures 7 and 8, the body is denoted by the numeral 20 and comprises parallel side members 21 connected by an enlarged bend 22 located in the same plane with the side members. The side members 21 are curved as at 23 to form arms 24 inclined toward the body 20, the arms terminating in fingers 25 which slant away from the body. The angle 26 between each arm 24 and the corresponding finger 25 forms a reduced throat 27, in cooperation with the side members 21 of the body. One link of a chain may be engaged in the bend 22, where as another link of the chain may be engaged in the curved portions 23 of the hook.

As shown in Figure 9, the device includes a body 28 having bends 29 merging into arms 30 which are inclined toward the body 28 as shown in Figure 9, the arms being inclined laterally with respect to the body, as shown in Figure 10. The inner ends of the arms 30 are in contact, as at 31, and merge into fingers 32 disposed at a lateral inclination to the body, as shown in Figure 10, the fingers slanting away from the body, as depicted in Figure 9. The angles be tween the fingers 32 and the arms 30 denoted by th numeral 33, form the holding throats 34. The finger 32 on each arm 30 cooperating with the other arm 30 defines an entering throat 35. The link of a chain may be passed into the throat 35, and thence may be passed between the contacting ends 31 of the arms 30; the link finally being lodged in one of the bends 29 and being held therein by the holding throats 34.

What is claimed is A hook comprising a body curved at its ends to form arms overhanging the body, the ends of the arms being'located side by side and closely adjacent to each other, the arms being inclined toward the body and being inclined laterally with respect to the body, each arm terminating in a finger in clined away from the body, each arm and its finger forming an angle, the angles cooperating with the body to form holding throats, the finger on each arm being inclined laterally with respect to the other arm, to form an entering throat.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK E. COLE.

Witnesses IRVING E. FORBES, WILLIAM W. Foams.

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